Hot Keys combos stop working on Emulationstation

[DavidRodriguezJr]

Hello all, as the topic says my hotkey binds are not working. If this is not the correct forums to ask I am sorry.

I'm trying to find all the info you guys request for help but not sure where to find it as this was a purchased gift and I know nothing about RetroPie or raspberry pi. If someone can direct me on how to find that info I will post it.

All the game buttons work but when I try to press the combo with the hotkeys it does not work.
https://pastebin.com/E2XkyVdy bin of retroarch.cfg
this is what shows up on controller.cfg

input_driver = "udev"
input_device = "Controller"
input_vendor_id = "121"
input_product_id = "294"
input_b_btn = "2"
input_y_btn = "3"
input_select_btn = "8"
input_start_btn = "9"
input_up_axis = "-1"
input_down_axis = "+1"
input_left_axis = "-0"
input_right_axis = "+0"
input_a_btn = "1"
input_x_btn = "0"
input_l_btn = "4"
input_r_btn = "5"

[DavidRodriguezJr]

this is the es_input

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Controller" deviceGUID="03000000790000002601000011010000">
<input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="b" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="down" type="axis" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="hotkeyenable" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" />
<input name="leftshoulder" type="button" id="4" value="1" />
<input name="right" type="axis" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="rightshoulder" type="button" id="5" value="1" />
<input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="start" type="button" id="9" value="1" />
<input name="up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" />
<input name="x" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="y" type="button" id="3" value="1" />
</inputConfig>
</inputList>

[mitu]

@DavidRodriguezJr said in Hot Keys combos stop working on Emulationstation:

this is what shows up on controller.cfg

You don't have a Hotkey defined, so any hotkeys are not going to work in RetroArch. The .cfg you posted doesn't seem to have been generated by RetroPie's auto-configuration scripts - maybe because you're using a custom image ?

I'm trying to find all the info you guys request for help but not sure where to find it as this was a purchased gift and I know nothing about RetroPie or raspberry pi

Start here.

[DavidRodriguezJr]

@mitu thanks for the reply. As I know nothing about this stuff, if I install this would I lose everything?

[mitu]

A fresh installation, by writing the latest RetroPie image, would replace/wipe your current installation.

[DavidRodriguezJr]

TY , guess its time to get an sd card reader and learn this thing.